Meg Schiffres

Advocates and public housing residents say instead of making them feel safe, Richmond Police officers regularly harass and intimidate them and their neighbors. A spokesperson for the department says they're trying to increase non-policing engagement around community events to repair broken trust.

If elected, Blanding would not only be the first Black woman to lead Virginia’s, or any state’s, executive branch, she would also be the first openly LGBTQIA+ person to occupy the office.

For Richmonders in need of essentials like food, water and supplies for their children, there may soon be a place to access those resources completely free of charge.

Princess Blanding was excluded from the gubernatorial debate on Tuesday despite qualifying for the ballot as the Liberation Party candidate. But as a community activist who began her political career as a protester for social justice, Blanding didn’t wait for a place on the stage to make her voice heard.

Activists cheered the removal of a Confederate symbol, but ask why Virginia also took down symbols of Black liberation.

A Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that Latoya Benton, mother of Xzavier Hill, has two weeks to propose questions to the court that she wants the officers involved in the killing of her son to answer. Only then will the judge decide if the officers must answer the questions, according to Benton.

The task force to establish a civilian review board to investigate police misconduct presented their recommendations to Richmond City Council Monday afternoon. The oversight board would satisfy some demands, but will lack power on cases before it was established - including the shootings of Marcus-David Peters and Orlando Carter.